Lockdown
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Covid four years on: have we got over the pandemic?
Today's Big Question Brits suffering from both lockdown nostalgia and collective trauma that refuses to go away
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Post-Partygate: time for a Cabinet reshuffle?
Talking Point Rishi Sunak may be ready to promote ‘younger faces’ after Boris Johnson drama
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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A timeline of the Partygate scandal
In Depth Boris Johnson verdict puts an end to more than three years of lockdown-breaking parties, reports, denials and investigations
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Three years since lockdown began: how Britain changed
feature The economy, education and the NHS are yet to fully recover from the effects of UK lockdowns
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Boris bye by-election: will privileges committee take ‘nuclear option’?
Talking Point A suspension of longer than ten days could see the former prime minister lose his seat in Parliament
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Lord Pannick: the barrister summoned to save Boris Johnson
In the Spotlight Esteemed KC has represented high-profile clients from Queen Elizabeth II to Shamima Begum
By The Week Staff Published
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A Sue Gray area: is Starmer’s appointment of senior civil servant a step too far?
Talking Point Tories have described hiring as ‘f**king outrageous’ and a ‘stitch-up’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Thanks for listening: have we reached peak podcast?
Talking Point New figures show a sharp decline in new shows with analysts asking if the podcast balloon has burst
By Asya Likhtman Published
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Love Actually and our ‘endless nostalgia loop’
Talking Point Reunions and reboots provided comfort during Covid but is it wise to keep looking back?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Birthrate dropped after lockdown
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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Are lockdown effects ‘killing more people than Covid’?
Talking Point Excess deaths data has blown open debate about pandemic restrictions
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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‘One law for the rich’: Met accused of ‘deferential’ policing over Partygate
Speed Read Force did not quiz Boris Johnson about lockdown breaches before deciding not to fine him
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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Did Rishi Sunak really fly home to stop Britain from ‘sleepwalking into a lockdown’?
Today's Big Question Tory leadership contender’s bold claim has been disputed by various government sources
By Kate Samuelson Published
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‘Beergate’: Keir Starmer cleared of breaking lockdown rules
feature Labour leader and his deputy ‘staked their political careers’ on the investigation
By The Week Staff Last updated
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